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adnominal

American

[ad-nom-uh-nl] / ædˈnɒm ə nl /

adjective

of, relating to, or used as the modifier of a noun, as new in the new theater, on the corner in the house on the corner, or the mayor's in the mayor's reputation.
of or relating to an adnoun.

noun

a word or phrase that modifies a noun.

adnominal British

/ ədˈnɒmɪnəl /

noun

a word modifying a noun

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adjective

of or relating to an adnoun

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Etymology

Origin of adnominal

1835–45; ad- + nominal, on the model of adverbial

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adnominal

Roddick, who has been mostly idle this summer because of an adnominal strain, was glad to get in four matches in preparation for next week.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 27, 2011

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